Repulsive Forces (IMAGE)

Arizona State University

Repulsive Forces

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ASU physicist Frank Wilczek has shown for the first time that the Casimir force can be reversed and made repulsive, tunable or enhanced, depending on the properties of the material inserted in between the plates.

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Image courtesy of Alan Stonebraker, American Physical Society

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